On Wednesday, Ricketts scored the first two goals of the game — one with his foot, and another with his head — and then created three more golden scoring chances as Dynamo Dresden beat German lower-league side VfL Pirna Copitz 8-0 in a summer friendly.

“We're thrilled to sign Ashtone long term to ensure he remains with our club and continues to develop into a top defender in this league,” said Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations Paul Mariner in a release issued by TFC, who are on a road trip at the moment.

Whenever a team can go into the Denver suburbs and steal a road win, it’s a positive. It doesn’t have to be pretty.

The Reds were not able to pull out a win but still managed a positive result on the road to earn deserved 1-1 draw against FC Dallas in hot and humid conditions in Frisco, Tex.

In a game that saw FC Edmonton take a defensive posture on the road against NASL-topping San Antonio, the Eddies yielded a second-half goal to Esteban Bayona, and dropped a 1-0 decision to the Scorpions.

“I was fined last week for claiming that the referee was one-sided. I’m not sure how scathing that was but obviously I’m not going to be able to make comments but I think it’s pretty obvious what happened out there,” said Impact head coach Jesse Marsch, obviously less than thrilled with the efforts of referee Sorin Stoica.

Canadian striker Marcus Haber announced via his Twitter account that he has signed with English side Stevenage FC.

After a bright start from the Canadians, four rapid-fire first-half goals gave Panama an advantage it would not relinquish, as it went to beat the Maple Leafs by an 8-5 count.

And that’s the thing, throughout this whole process, the Impact’s front office has worked in a very different way than we’d normally see in MLS. Teams usually don’t publicly declare their interest in players or confirm that contract offers have been made.

One of the best-known names in American indoor soccer has all but ruined Canada’s chances of getting to the Futsal World Cup.